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The first English-language novel ever written by a woman from the Himalayan nation of Bhutan, The Circle of Karma has engaged and absorbed readers from around the world since its 2005 publication. Written originally in English, it tells the story of Tsomo, a fifteen-year-old girl caught up in the everyday realities of household life and work. But when her mother dies, Tsomo suddenly feels called to travel and sets off toward a faraway village to light ritual butter lamps in her mother's memory. Her travels take her to distant places, across Bhutan and into India, evolving into a major life journey. As she faces the world alone, Tsomo slowly begins to find herself, growing as a person and as a woman. Kunzang Choden's measured, nuanced prose and multilevel narrative weave a complex tapestry of life and its rituals in Bhutan and across South Asia. Newly reissued as part of Zubaan's anniversary celebration of a decade of cutting-edge feminist publishing, this extraordinary novel is poised to be discovered by a broad and enthusiastic new audience.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: Circle of Karma
• Author: Kunzang Choden
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• EAN: 9789381017883
• ISBN: 9381017883
• ID: 05060101
• Publisher: Zubaan
• Weight: 320 g
• Dimensions: 199 × 133 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. March 2014

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